NCAA women
No. 1 UNC loses Tarpley for 6-8 weeks with broken leg.

Lindsay Tarpley: Olympian breaks leg.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (Thursday, September 30, 2004) -- Striker Lindsay Tarpley, a star for the United States women in their run to the Summer Olympics gold medal, will be lost to top-ranked North Carolina for the remainder of the regular season and probably at least the beginning, if not more of the NCAA tournament, after breaking a bone in her right leg.   Full story

U.S. women
Parlow, Wambach, Lilly score to lead 3-0 victory over Iceland.

PITTSBURGH (Wednesday, September 29, 2004) -- First half goals by 5-foot-11 strikers Cindy Parlow and Abby Wambach, and the 99th goal of midfielder Kristine Lilly's career after intermission, propelled the United States women to a 3-0 triumph over Iceland.   Full story

NCAA men
Klerekoper scores on first shot, UNCA shocks Coastal Carolina 1-0.

Andrew Klerekoper: Stuns CCU.

CONWAY, S.C. (Tuesday, September 28, 2004) -- Sophomore midfielder A.J. Klerekoper's first goal of the season came late in the first half, sending North Carolina-
Asheville to a 1-0 upset of No. 19 Coastal Carolina in the Big South.   Full story

Americans Abroad
Reyna chances of playing Saturday are deemed '50-50' as U.S. qualifiers loom.

Claudio Reyna: Down, but not out?

(Tuesday, September 29, 2004) -- The United States men are hopeful their midfielder and captain Claudio Reyna will be available for upcoming World Cup qualifiers in El Salvador October 13 and against Panama four days later at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. Reyna strained a quadriceps, apparently in Manchester City's 2-1 English Premier League victory over Crystal Palace Saturday, then aggravated it Tuesday in training.   Full story

Americans Abroad
Mathis scores winning goal for Hannover, regains starting job.

(Tuesday, September 27, 2004) -- United States striker Clint Mathis made the most of his nine minutes of action, scoring the winning goal for Hannover 96 which defeated Schalke 04 1-0 Saturday in Germany's 1Bundesliga. Tonight he was back in the starting lineup, but Hannover lost.   Full story

NCAA women
Rudy gets 200th UMass win by downing Holy Cross 4-1.

Jim Rudy: Coaching milestone.

AMHERST, Mass. (Monday, September 27, 2004) -- A trio of freshman scored in the second half, lifting Mass-
achusetts past Holy Cross 4-1 and giving Jim Rudy his 200th victory as UMass coach. Rudy is the fourth winningest coach in NCAA women's Division I history.   Full story

Americans Abroad
Lewis shines for Preston in pair of victories, has red card rescinded.

(Monday, September 27, 2004) -- United States midfielder Eddie Lewis was back in action Saturday, turning in a solid performance to help Preston North End defeat Crewe 1-0 in the second-division English League Championship. Lewis thought he would have to sit out after being ejected late in Preston's 4-0 Carling Cup victory over Mansfield Town of the fourth-tier League Two, but the red card was later rescinded.   Full story

U.S. women
Mitts scores winner in final seconds, beating Iceland 4-3.

Heather Mitts: Saves U.S.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (Saturday, September 25, 2004) -- Reserve defender Heather Mitts poked home a loose ball in the closing moments, giving the United States women, who squandered a three-goal advantage, a 4-3 victory over Iceland in a friendly before 14,870 at sold-out Frontier Field. Rochester native Abby Wambach had two goals and an assist for the U.S.   Full story

Americans Abroad
Reyna is injured in Manchester City training, could miss U.S. semifinal qualifiers.

Claudio Reyna: Sidelined.

MANCHES-
TER, England (Friday, September 24, 2004) -- United States captain and midfielder Claudio Reyna could miss the next two American World Cup qualifiers after suffering an injury with his club, Manchester City of England's Premier League.   Full story

Mad Brit Diary
Goodbye, Jose! We hardly even knew you.

Friday, September 24, 2004) -- Well, that didn't last long, did it? Spanish giant Real Madrid just waved goodbye to coach Jose Antonio Camacho, 49, who took over the club four months ago, at the end of last season. His tenure covered six games.   Full story

Major League Soccer
Rongen is named as coach of expansion Club Chivas.

Thomas Rongen: Another shot.

CARSON, Calif. (Thursday, September 23, 2004) -- Thomas Rongen assumed the helm of his fourth Major League Soccer team when he was hired as coach of the Club Deportivo Chivas expansion franchise. With an 82-90-8 (.478) cumulative coaching record in MLS, Rongen has the most losses and second most victories of any coach in MLS history.   Full story

U.S. Open Cup
Simutenkov strikes in sudden death, Kansas City takes the title 1-0 from Fire.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Wednesday, September 22, 2004) -- Reserve striker Igor Simutenkov's scored with a free kick six minutes into sudden death, giving the Kansas City Wizards the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title with a 1-0 decision over the defending champion Chicago Fire. Simutenkov also netted the penalty kick that defeated the San Jose Earthquakes 1-0 in the semifinals.   Full story

NCAA men
William & Mary stuns top-ranked Maryland 1-0 on Thomas OT tally.

Abe Thompson: Shut out.

WILLIAMS-
BURG, VA (Wednesday, September 22, 2004) -- Senior striker Brannon Thomas put away a header in sudden death to give William & Mary a 1-0 upset of No. 1 Maryland in a non-
conference match. W&M goalkeeper Kris Rake made 10 saves to stifle the nation's leading attack.   Full story

Major League Soccer
Adu, 15, is spotted drinking beer at Maryland keggers.

Adu (center): Popular with college girls.

(Tuesday, September 21, 2004) -- Apparently Sierra Mist is not all Freddy Adu is drinking these days. The 15-year-old American soccer sensation, who has million-dollar sponsorship deals with Pepsico, the maker of Sierra Mist, Campbell's Soups and Nike, not to mention a six-year $3 million contract to play for Major League Soccer's D.C. United, was spotted drinking beer at several University of Maryland keg parties recently.   Full story

NCAA men
Smith's late tally sends UNCG past Wake Forest 2-1.

Scott Sealy: Scores in setback.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Tuesday, September 21, 2004) -- Freshman reserve striker Matt Smith's first career goal couldn't have come at a better time. Fifteen seconds after 16th-ranked Wake Forest had tied the match, Smith scored to give No. 18 North Carolina-Greensboro a 2-1 non-conference victory.   Full story

Hall of Fame
Reporter Trecker honored for career contribution to soccer.

Jerry Trecker: Pioneer reporter.

PORTLAND, Ore. (Monday, September 20, 2004) -- Junior striker Christine Sinclair scored a pair of goals in an 11-minute span in the second half, breaking a tie and powering No. 5 Portland to a 3-1 decision over 17th-ranked Texas. Sinclair leads the Pilots with 10 goals after finding net twice for the second straight outing.   Full story

NCAA women
Sinclair breaks tie with two goals, leading Portland past Longhorns 3-1.

Christine Sinclair: Breaks tie.

PORTLAND, Ore. (Monday, September 20, 2004) -- Junior striker Christine Sinclair scored a pair of goals in an 11-minute span in the second half, breaking a tie and powering No. 5 Portland to a 3-1 decision over 17th-ranked Texas. Sinclair leads the Pilots with 10 goals after finding net twice for the second straight outing.   Full story

Americans Abroad
Howard does not dress for Manchester United victory.

Brian West: Scores in Norway.

(Monday, September 20, 2004) -- Several Americans saw weekend action in Europe, but it was one who didn't play tonight who garnered the most attention. Goalkeeper Tim Howard was not in uniform for Manchester United which wasted a one-goal lead, but rallied to defeat Liverpool 2-1 in the English Premier League.    Full story

A-League
Montreal makes impact, downing Sounders 2-0 to claim title.

Montreal Impact: Title celebration.

MONTREAL (Saturday, September 18, 2004) -- Ten years after becoming the first Canadian team to win the A-League title, the Montreal Impact also became the second. Using goals by defender Mauricio Vincello and reserve striker Freddy Commodore, Montreal blanked the visiting Seattle Sounders 2-0 to take the championship before a record capacity crowd of 13,648 at Claude Robillard Sports Complex.   Full story

Mad Brit Diary
Bayern Munich makes history with trip to Israel.

(Friday, September 17, 2004) -- A little history was taking place in the Middle East this week. German giant Bayern Munich played Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv, winning 1-0 in Israel before 20,000 in the Champions League.It was the first time an Israeli team hosted a Champions League game.   Full story

Americans Abroad
Howard struggles again, could lose job after Champions League draw.

(Thursday, September 16, 2004) -- United States goalkeeper Tim Howard continued to have problems for Manchester United which which crossed the English Channel for a 2-2 draw with France's Lyon in the European Champions League. United manager Alex Ferguson hinted that Howard might be replaced.   Full story

Major Indoor Soccer League
Dallas Sidekicks halt operations after two decades.

Tatu: Unemployed.

WESTPORT, Conn (Tuesday, September 14, 2004) -- The Dallas Sidekicks will not play in the Major Indoor Soccer League's 2004-05 season after a search for a new owner came up empty. The league hopes to find an investor so the Sidekicks, an original MISL member in 1984-85, can return to the league in 2005-06.   Full story

NCAA women
Hurless' record goal, stifling defense, send No. 13 Illinois past 10th-ranked Kansas 1-0.

Tara Hurless: Another winner.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Tuesday, September 14, 2004) -- When senior striker Tara Hurless scores, No. 13 Illinois wins. Hurless set a school career record for game-winning goals in the first half, lifting the Illini to a 1-0 triumph over 10th-ranked Kansas. Hurless has four goals this season and all have been game-winners, giving her 13 for her four years at IU.   Full story

Americans Abroad
Cherundolo does well, but Hannover cedes lead in 2-2 tie with Freiburg.

(Tuesday, September 14, 2004) -- Defender Steven Cherundolo was put right to work by Hannover 96 after the American returned from Panama City and the United States men's 1-1 draw with Panama. Cherundolo did a good job, but Hannover blew a two-goal advantage in a 2-2 tie with visiting SC Freiburg.   Full story

Americans Abroad
Howard is flawed, but redeemed in Man. U.'s 2-2 draw at Bolton.

(Sunday, September 12, 2004) -- In a bizarre finish, United States goalkeeper Tim Howard gave up a goal in stoppage time to the Bolton Wanderers' Les Ferdinand, but then saw his error erased when David Bellion scored to give visiting Manchester United a 2-2 draw in the English Premier League.   Full story

Mad Brit Diary
New breed of national coaches comes from former world stars.

(Friday, September 10, 2004) -- A new breed of coaches is rising up in the international game. They are young and talented, with proven star quality on the field. They are former World Cup stars with fans worldwide. Now, they have hung up their boots and are coaching national teams on the long road to the 2006 World Cup in Germany.   Full story

It Seems To Me . . .
Qualifying success does not mask lack of U.S. attack.

PANAMA CITY, Panama (Friday, September 10, 2004) -- The United States men sit on top of Group 1 in CONCACAF WOrld Cup qualifying with a victory at home and two draws on the road. With two of their three remaining matches at home, the Americans are in a very strong position to move on to the final qualifying round next year. Still, the U.S. continued failure to convert scoring chances must worry manager Bruce Arena.   Full story

Analysis
Americans were quite fortunate to escape Panama with a draw.

(Wednesday, September 8, 2004) -- Panama outplayed and outhustled the United States men over the closing 45 minutes of their CONCACAF World Cup qualifier, but the Americans were fortunate to get Cobi Jones' goal two minutes into stoppage time to escape with a 1-1 draw. It was the second time in as many road matches in this semifinal round robin that the U.S. tied the game when a reserve scored in the closing moments for a 1-1 tie.   Full story

NCAA men
Schmid finds net late to lead St. John's past Huskies 1-0.

Andre Schmid: Leads Storm.

QUEENS, N.Y. (Monday, September 6, 2004) -- Senior midfielder Andre Schmid's late goal gave No. 2 St. John's a 1-0 triumph over 10th-ranked Washington. St. John's finally broke through in the 79th minute when Schmid put away a deflection of senior midfielder Matt Groenwald's shot from the top of the penalty area.   Full story

Americans Abroad
Berhalter returns to action for Cottbus, reclaims his captaincy.

Gregg Berhalter: Ends long layoff.

(Monday, September 6, 2004) -- Energie Cottbus received good news this weekend when United States defender Gregg Berhalter returned to action in a friendly against Pogon Szczecin of Poland's first division. Again wearing the captain's armband after an absence of nearly four months, Berhalter anchored the Cottbus defense in the game that ended 0-0.   Full story

U.S. men
Ching, Donovan provide the goals in 2-0 win over El Salvador to take qualifying lead.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (Saturday, September 4, 2004) -- Powered by goals from striker Brian Ching and midfielder Landon Donovan, the United States men recorded a solid, if uneven 2-0 victory over El Salvador in a CONCACAF World Cup qualifying semifinal-round match. With visiting Panama stunning Jamaica 2-1, the U.S. is alone in first place in the four-nation Group 1 after two games.   Full story

Analysis
U.S. was dominant, but could have done better in beating El Salvador.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (Saturday, September 4, 2004) -- The United States men were dominant in defeating El Salvador 2-0, not even allowing a shot on goal in the CONCACAF semifinal-round qualifying match. The Americans, however, should have put more on the scoreboard.   Full story

Major League Soccer
Paule's hat trick vaults Columbus past Galaxy 3-1 and into first place.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Saturday, September 4, 2004) -- Midfielder Ross Paule continued his torrid scoring, becoming only the fourth player in Columbus Crew history to record a hat trick, lifting his club over the Los Angeles Galaxy 3-1 and into first place in Major League Soccer's Eastern Division for the first time this season.   Full story

It Seems To Me . . .
MLS should not play games on established qualifying dates.

(Friday, September 3, 2004) -- They won't be playing league soccer in England this weekend or in France, Germany, Scotland, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain or most anywhere else in the soccer world. But Major League Soccer will ignore international protocol and present a full schedule Saturday while the nations around the goobe play World Cup qualifiers.   Full story

Mad Brit Diary
Rooney broke Mersey hearts by leaving.

(Friday, September 3, 2004) -- Liverpool is a sad place this week, well at least for Everton fans. The banks of the River Mersey have never looked bleaker since the days before the Fab Four put Liverpool on the map. You can almost hear Gerry and The Pacemakers singing their 1964 hit "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying." Wayne Rooney took the money and ran.    Full story

NCAA men
Tabatznik records 200th win as McAnally scores late winner for Hoyas.

Keith Tabatznik: Reaches milestone.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Wednesday, September 1, 2004) -- His first inclination surely was to shoot, but freshman striker Mike Glaccum knew better. He instead pulled up, took his time, surveyed the situation and found junior midfielder Dave McAnally open in the penalty area. McAnally's second career goal, coming with 10 minutes remaining, completed Georgetown's 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Delaware and also provided coach Keith Tabatznik with his 200th career victory.   Full story

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